Child&#39;s swing



March 29, 1949. w. R. FO-RD 2,465,441

CHILD S SWING Filed Oct. 5, 1947 I nz'entor William R ."Fljni Patented Mar. 29, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHILDS SWING William R. Ford, Drumright, Okla.

Application October 3, 1947, Serial No. 777,786

This invention relates to an improved construction of swing for use by juveniles and has for its primary object to provide a swing of extremely simple construction capable of being economically manufactured and sold and which will be very durable in use.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a juvenile swing which may be readily constructed in different sizes for use by children of different ages and which is provided with safety retaining means for preventing a child from falling therefrom.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a swing of the aforedescribed character which may be quickly applied to or removed from a pair of flexible depending members or swing ropes.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, illustrating a presently preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame structure of the swing;

Figure 2 is a similar view of the fully assembled swing and Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the frame thereof, on an enlarged scale.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the childs swing in its entirety and as illustrated in Figure 2 and designated generally 5 includes a a frame, designated generally 6 and best illustrated in Figure 1. The frame 6 comprises a rectangular body member 1 and two corresponding end members, each designated generally 8. The frame parts 1 and 8 may be formed of any suitable material such as a heavy gauge wire or rod and each of said end members 8 includes a lower, substantially U-shaped hanger portion 9 the upwardly extending legs of which terminate in loops forming eyes In each of which engaes the lower eye of a double eye or loop II. The double eyes I l are welded, as seen at 24, or otherwise secured to the ends of the body member 1 adjacent each side portion thereof. The intermediate or bottom portion of each U-shaped hanger portion 9 has a downwardly off-set intermediate portion l2. The length of the portion l2 may vary but it preferably extends to adjacent the upwardly extending legs of the hanger portion. Each of the end members 8 also includes a separate upper section or bail I3 the upper, intermediate portion of which is twisted to provide an eye I4 and the corresponding legs [5 of which extend downwardly in diverging relationship therefrom and terminate at their lower ends in eyes 25, each of which .6 Claims. (01. 155-58) engages one of the upper eyes of one of the double eye members II.

The swing 5 also includes a seat !6 in the form of an elongated board or plank which is of a length greater than that of the frame 6 and of a width slightly less than the length of the portions l2. The seat l6 rests adjacent its ends, as best illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1, in the portions 12 of the hangers 8 and is supported thereby.

As best seen in Figure 2, the swing 5 also includes a fabric receptacle portion ll which may be formed of any suitable fabric such as canvas and which is disposed around the bottom portion of the frame 6 and has its upper edges folded over and secured in any suitable manner, as by stitching [8 to the ends and side portions of the rectangular member 1. The canvas receptacle portion I! has the corners thereof cut out as indicated at IQ for accommodating the eyes H and is provided in each longitudinal side thereof with two leg openings 20. It will be readily apparent that the end portions of the fabric receptacle l1 engage against the ends of the seat 56 to prevent it from being longitudinally displaced out of engagement with the hanger portions l2 and the upwardly extending shoulders at the ends of said hanger portions l2 retain the seat It against lateral displacement.

The swing 5 is adapted to be suspended from above by means of two flexible members or swing ropes the lower ends of which may be suitably connected in any desired manner to the hanger eyes M, as for example by having a link 2| attached to each eye l4 and engaged by a snap hook 22 secured to the lower end of a depending swing rope 23.

A child may sit in the swing 5 facing outwardly at either side thereof and with the legs extending outwardly through the two leg openings 28, toward which the childis facing, and it will be readily obvious that the child may safely swing in the swing 5 without danger of falling therefrom. Obviously, the swing may be made of various sizes to accommodate children of different sizes and ages and if desired could be of sufiicient size to be simultaneously employed by two children facing in opposite directions therein.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A child's swing comprising a frame including an open rectangular top portion and an end memher secured to each end thereof, each of said end members including a depending, substantially U-shaped hanger portion pivotally connected at its upper end to an end of the open rectangular portion and an upwardly extending bail having upwardly converging legs terminating in a swing rope engaging eye and pivotally connected at their lower ends to an end of the open rectangular portion; and a seat member having its ends supported by the intermediate portions of said U-shaped hanger members.

2. A swing as in claim 1, and a fabric receptacle.

member disposed around the lower portion of said swing frame and having its upper edge portion. secured to said open rectangular member, said fabric receptacle member having -a, pair of leg openings in at least one side thereof.

3. A swing as in claim 1, and a fabric receptacle member disposed around the lower portion of said swing frame and having its upper edge portion secured to said open rectangular member, said fabric receptacle member having a pair of leg openings in eachside thereof, said fabric receptacle member having end walls engaging the ends of said seat for combining with the lower portions of said hanger members for retaining the seat in an applied position.

4. A swing as in claim 1, the intermediate, lower portions of said hanger members having downwardly off-set intermediate portions for receiving end portions of the seat.

5. A swing comprising a frame including a. rectangular rail member and corresponding end members secured pivotally to the end portions of said rail member, each of said end members being pivotally connected intermediate of its top and bottom to an end of the rail member and having a depending, substantially U-shaped hanger portion and an upwardly extending bail portion terminating at its upper end in a swing rope engaging eye; and a seat supported adjacent its ends by the lower, intermediate portions of said hanger members.

6. A swing as in claim 5, the bail portion and hanger portion of each end member being formed separately and bein provided with loops at the adjacent ends thereof, and double eye members secured to the end portions of the rail member and to which complementary loops of the bail portions and hanger portions are connected.

WILLIAM R. FORD.

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